Sunday, October 26, 2014

Applications of Newton's Laws

Assumptions:
  • We treat objects as point particles (no rotational motion - more on this in chapter 8).
  • We neglect masses of ropes and springs. One consequence of this assumption is that the force exerted along a rope is the same at all points in the rope.
Note: In problems with several bodies, apply Newton's 2nd law to one body at a time.

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